Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;
Parallel translations
- WEB The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
- KJV Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
- BSB then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
- NASB Then the Almighty will be your gold And abundant silver to you.
- NLT the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver!
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Quick answer
Eliphaz promises that the Almighty Himself will become Job's treasure, more precious than silver. True wealth is found in God alone.
Overview
This is one of the loftiest statements in Eliphaz's speech: God Himself as one's treasure and precious silver. It expresses a profound truth that the believer's greatest possession is God (Ps 73:25-26; Phil 3:8). Though spoken on a faulty premise, the verse beautifully captures the gospel hope of finding all satisfaction in the Lord rather than in things.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 33:6There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
- Ps 16:5–6Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
- Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Ps 84:11For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Gen 15:1After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- Isa 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
- 2 Cor 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- Rom 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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